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Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive03-Nov-2006
- 'Is fast-food sponsorship sending kids a mixed message? (KVOA Tucson)
Arizona schools have a health and wellness program banning junk food from school campuses, but fast food restaurants still have a presence at some Tucson schools.
- 'Major gaps in food nutrition labelling knowledge (Food Navigator)
03/11/2006 - There appears to be widespread consumer interest for nutrition information on food packages but the industry still knows next to nothing about how such labelling is actually used on a day-to-day basis.
- 'EU: Nestlé highlights flaws in new health & nutrition claim laws (Just Food)
The world?s largest food manufacturer has raised concerns over the practical implementation of the new EU laws which will restrict the health-benefit claims food producers can make about their products.
- 'Dole Food Company, Inc. Announces SA 8000 Certification for Hua Hin, Thailand Factory (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.----Dole Packaged Foods Company, a division of Dole Food Company, announced today that its fruit processing factory in Hua Hin, Thailand has been certified to the Social Accountability International SA 8000 work place and human rights standard.
- 'Hospital patients health at risk from cockroach infested kitchens (Gulf Times)
LONDON: Hospital patients are being put at risk from food dished up in dirty kitchens infested with cockroaches, poor menus and hunger, it was claimed.
- 'Health Claims Can Be Misleading (RedNova)
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of two stories on health claims on food packaging. According to a recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people don't understand the nutritional information or health claims on food-packaging labels.
- 'UC holds food, fish safety meeting (The Woodland Daily Democrat Online)
The University of California's food safety experts will update California agriculture, community health and nutrition professionals and educators on the recent E. coli outbreak in Spinach and many other pertinent food safety issues.
- 'NFU Encourages Cooperation Between Food Program and Farmers (Grainnet.com)
Washington, DC -- National Farmers Union told the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week that more should be done to increase coordination and purchasing of farm fresh products for families as part of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
- 'VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENT USE ON THE RISE (Telegraph)
It seems that every day you hear about the health benefits of eating certain foods, even though the most important part about nutrition is to eat a variety of foods.
- 'EU to limit 'health' food claims of companies (International Herald Tribune)
European food and drink companies face new laws next year restricting the health-benefit claims they can make about their products, according to a European Parliament member involved in negotiating the rules.
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